diff --git a/debye_bec/file_writer/debye_nexus_structure.py b/debye_bec/file_writer/debye_nexus_structure.py
index 79f1044..20c32db 100644
--- a/debye_bec/file_writer/debye_nexus_structure.py
+++ b/debye_bec/file_writer/debye_nexus_structure.py
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 self.configuration.get("nidaq", {}).get("nidaq_add_chans", {}).get("value")
             )
 
-            rle = self.configuration.get("nidaq", {}).get("nidaq_enable_compression", {}).get("value")
+            # The statistic groups are written by the async writer under the device itself,
+            # independent of the readout priority the device is configured with. Compression
+            # (RLE) no longer changes the name: per-oscillation means and raw readbacks both
+            # arrive in the 'mean' group.
+            nidaq_data = "/entry/collection/devices/nidaq"
 
             measurement_mode = entry.create_group(name="mode")
             measurement_mode.attrs["NX_class"] = "NX_CHAR"
@@ -300,8 +304,7 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
             energy.attrs["units"] = "eV"
 
             main_data.create_soft_link(
-                name="energy",
-                target="/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_energy/value",
+                name="energy", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_stream_energy/value"
             )
 
             ##################
@@ -313,11 +316,7 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 i0.attrs["NX_class"] = "NXdata"
                 i0.attrs["units"] = "V"
 
-                if rle:
-                    target = "/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_ai0_mean/value"
-                else:
-                    target = "/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_ai0/value"
-                main_data.create_soft_link(name="i0", target=target)
+                main_data.create_soft_link(name="i0", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_mean_ai0/value")
 
             ##################
             ## i1
@@ -328,11 +327,7 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 i1.attrs["NX_class"] = "NXdata"
                 i1.attrs["units"] = "V"
 
-                if rle:
-                    target = "/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_ai2_mean/value"
-                else:
-                    target = "/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_ai2/value"
-                main_data.create_soft_link(name="i1", target=target)
+                main_data.create_soft_link(name="i1", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_mean_ai2/value")
 
             ##################
             ## i2
@@ -343,11 +338,7 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 i2.attrs["NX_class"] = "NXdata"
                 i2.attrs["units"] = "V"
 
-                if rle:
-                    target = "/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_ai4_mean/value"
-                else:
-                    target = "/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_ai4/value"
-                main_data.create_soft_link(name="i2", target=target)
+                main_data.create_soft_link(name="i2", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_mean_ai4/value")
 
             ##################
             ## ci sum
@@ -359,8 +350,7 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 ci_sum.attrs["units"] = "counts"
 
                 main_data.create_soft_link(
-                    name="Fluorescence_Sum",
-                    target="/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_cisum/value",
+                    name="Fluorescence_Sum", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_stream_cisum/value"
                 )
 
             ##################
@@ -372,8 +362,7 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 mu_sample.attrs["NX_class"] = "NXdata"
 
                 main_data.create_soft_link(
-                    name="mu_sample",
-                    target="/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_smpl_abs/value",
+                    name="mu_sample", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_stream_smpl_abs/value"
                 )
 
             ##################
@@ -385,8 +374,7 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 mu_sample.attrs["NX_class"] = "NXdata"
 
                 main_data.create_soft_link(
-                    name="fluo_sample",
-                    target="/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_smpl_fluo/value",
+                    name="fluo_sample", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_stream_smpl_fluo/value"
                 )
 
             ##################
@@ -398,6 +386,5 @@ class DebyeNexusStructure(DefaultFormat):
                 mu_reference.attrs["NX_class"] = "NXdata"
 
                 main_data.create_soft_link(
-                    name="mu_reference",
-                    target="/entry/collection/readout_groups/async/nidaq/nidaq_ref_abs/value",
+                    name="mu_reference", target=f"{nidaq_data}/nidaq_stream_ref_abs/value"
                 )